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Stop the Killing

Stop killing seabirds & turtles! Help Oceansmart to show how effective the Smart Tuna Hook is.

Hans Jusseit

Location : Mooloolaba, Queensland

Category : Environmental

Environmental

Stop the Killing

Hans, Mooloolaba , Australia

Stop killing seabirds & turtles! Help Oceansmart to show how effective the Smart Tuna Hook is.
10%
funded
AUD$25000
Target
7
Days Left
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Many of us enjoy tuna, mahi mahi and swordfish, all caught on long-lines. What is the cost to the environment

Every day around 1,000 seabirds and turtles are killed by baited hooks used on tuna long-lines. The hooked animals slowly drown, dragged down by the long-lines that can stretch across 100kms of ocean.
 
There are over 2 billion hooks deployed every year, killing our precious marine animals and threatening their survival and the biodiversity of our oceans.
 
Oceansmart has the solution to this problem. The Smart Tuna Hook is an innovative and practical invention that will ensure hundreds of thousands of sea birds and turtles are saved each year.
 
The tuna long-lining industry is responsible for the deaths of countless animals; now it has an opportunity to ensure that our beautiful marine creatures will be enjoyed by future generations by using the Smart Tuna Hook, reducing the environmental footprint and creating a safer and more productive industry.
 
The Smart Tuna Hook is a proven solution, having gone through independent testing in Australia, New Zealand and the US, all of which found the hook to be 100 per cent effective, with no sea birds or turtles hooked.
 
This patented invention is simply a hook that allows a shield to be attached to it once baited, preventing it from being ingested or hooking seabirds or turtles, sinking below their feeding range where the shield falls off, allowing fish to become hooked.
 
A tuna long-line owner and operator for 10 years, Smart Tuna Hook inventor Hans Jusseit realized he was part of the problem, and was frustrated that no real solution had been found.
 
The development of the Smart Tuna Hook has been fueled by passion. Since Hans’ initial idea, the design has gone through several developmental stages to become the successful solution it is today, receiving multiple New Inventors awards. The hook was designed to be environmentally friendly and is composed of mild steel that rusts away within 6-12 months, leaving behind only naturally occurring iron oxide and carbon.
 
The Smart Tuna Hook is a smart choice for fishermen. It has been proven to increase bait retention and catch efficiency; the shield causes the hook to sink faster then the lead weights commonly used by fishermen. Its design increases safety by removing the need to have dangerous lead swivels that can kill and seriously injured crew.
 
Hans and the Oceansmart project need $25,000 to deploy 100,000 smart tuna hooks, to undertake independent tests to substantiate the benefits of the hook and enable worldwide implementation; more funds means more hooks and less deaths.
 
These test results will put us in position to commercialise our product, which is a major step to having governments and regulators make the change that will save hundreds of thousands of birds and turtles every year.
 
If you eat fish that have been caught using these unsustainable practices, you create a market for the product and unknowingly fuel the problem.
 
You don’t have to stop eating fish, you can become part of the solution.
 
Pledge your support for the Smart Tuna Hook, and stop the needless killing of sea birds and turtles.
 
You can make a real difference, a win-win for everyone.
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AUD$25,000
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7 days left
AUD$2570 funded so far
10% of target
23 funders so far

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  • $10 AND OVER

    PART OF THE SOLUTION - for pledges of $10 or over receive a personalised electronic Part of the Solution certificate.

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  • $25 AND OVER

    TWICE THE BENEFITS – for pledges of $25 and over receive a personalised electronic Part of the Solution certificate and a donation to a seabird or turtle restoration project or “I’m Part of the Solution” wrist band.

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    TAGGED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION – for pledges of $50 and over receive a personalised electronic Part of the Solution certificate plus a limited edition Part of the Solution Smart Tuna Hook dog tag and chain.

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  • $100 AND OVER

    WRITE YOUR OWN SOLUTIONS – for pledges of $100 or more receive a personalised electronic Part of the Solution certificate plus a limited edition quality blue and gold Oceansmart pen

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  • $250 AND OVER

    WINGS OF FREEDOM – for pledges of $250 or more receive a personalised electronic Part of the Solution certificate plus Wandering Albatross gliding along the Kaikoura coastline by Dennis Buurman. Wooden picture bite with colour printed image. Width 14cm x Height 6cm x Depth 2cm. Includes hole in back of block for hanging.

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    OUTSTANDING SOLUTIONS – for pledges of $500 or more receive a personalised electronic Part of the Solution certificate plus an outstanding stand alone unique John Perry Sculpture of a seabird or turtle

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  • $750 AND OVER

    CORPORATE SOLUTIONS – for pledges of $750 or more receive a personalised electronic Part of the Solution certificate plus an outstanding stand alone unique John Perry Sculpture of a seabird or turtle and your corporate sponsorship logo on the Oceansmart website.

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